Harith al-Sudani Captain | |
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Native name | |
Birth name | Harith al-Sudani |
Born | 1981 Ramadi, Ba'athist Iraq (present-day Iraq) |
Died | 2017 Place unconfirmed. |
Allegiance | Iraq |
Service | Iraqi army |
Years of service | 2013-2017 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Iraqi Falcons Intelligence Cell |
Battles / wars | Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) |
Captain Harith Al-Sudani (1981–2017, Arabic: حارث السوداني [1]) was an Iraqi soldier, spy and war hero during the War in Iraq (2013–2017).[2][3] Al-Sudani infiltrated ISIS, becoming a trustee and car-bombs driver, allowing the Iraqi military to neutralize around 30 car-bomb attacks. Al-Sudani has been described as "[Iraq]'s most successful spy"[4] while operating within the secret intelligence unit called Al Suquor, or the Falcons Intelligence Cell, the counter-terrorism unit leading operations against ISIS.[4] The Falcons have been praised by US services for infiltrating IS cells, killing or arresting leaders, preventing attacks and destroying weapons.[4]